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S 1643 117th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Alabama Historic sites and heritage areas Historical and cultural resources Parks, recreation areas, trails

Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act

Introduced: May 13, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Oct 6, 2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-450.
May 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act

This bill establishes the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in Alabama, consisting of land in Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Washington, and Wilcox Counties.

The Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Alabama shall prepare and submit a management plan for the heritage area.

What's happening now October 6, 2021

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-450.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3222 Identical bill Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · May 13, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1643: Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1643/
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"S. 1643: Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1643/.
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